hysteric vs obsessive

hysteric

adj
  • Hysterical; relating to hysteria. 

noun
  • A hysterical person. 

obsessive

adj
  • Excessive, as results from obsession. 

  • Prone to cause obsession. 

  • Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. 

noun
  • A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession. 

How often have the words hysteric and obsessive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )